Legal Updates
Insights at a Glance: Hong Kong’s New Virtual Asset Services Providers Licensing Regime (VASP)
Why is the Hong Kong Government looking to develop the virtual asset industry? For one, virtual assets will most definitely become the racetrack on which future economic innovation will develop. Statistics show that, as of September 2022, the global virtual asset market value has surpassed one trillion USD. Many of the international financial centres have […]
Under the new Cooperation Mechanism between Hong Kong and the Mainland for insolvency proceedings, our firm successfully obtained recognition and assistance from Hong Kong courts for a PRC Administrator
Case summary Guangdong Overseas Construction Corporation (“Company”) was established in the Mainland on 30 November 1992. By a judgement dated 20 April 2016, the Company was adjudged by the Tianhe District Court in Guangzhou as being liable to pay RMB2,746,320 together with interest to a creditor. As such, the creditor applied for bankruptcy against the […]
Court orders boiler room fraudsters to compensate investors
https://apps.sfc.hk/edistributionWeb/gateway/EN/news-and-announcements/news/doc?refNo=21PR56
Department of Justice and the Supreme People’s Court signed the Record of Meeting on Mutual Recognition of and Assistance to Bankruptcy (Insolvency) Proceedings
https://www.doj.gov.hk/en/mainland_and_macao/pdf/RRECCJ_RoM_en.pdf
Our News & Events
Mr. David Lai was interviewed by the Hong Kong Lawyer and shared his path of running towards success in law and track
To know more: Running Towards Success in Law and Track
Our Firm has been recognised by Asian Legal Business (“ALB”) as a Hong Kong Firm to Watch 2023
We are pleased to announce that our Firm has been recognised by Asian Legal Business (“ALB”) as a Hong Kong Firm to Watch 2023. Most grateful for our clients’ support and our colleagues’ contributions. We shall continue to strive for excellence in our services. To read more: ALB HONG KONG FIRMS TO WATCH 2023
Mr. William Ling attends the Hong Kong Web3 Summer Summit and delivers a speech at the roundtable session on interplay between traditional industries and Web3
Further reporting on the event (in Chinese)： 凌永山律師：香港是全球Web 3.0監管最領先的一個司法區
Mr. William Ling attends the Forum on High-Quality Development of Greater Bay Area (Insolvency) Administrators, signs a cooperation agreement between Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macau, and delivers a speech at the roundtable session on the coordinated promotion of parallel insolvency proceedings and the existing issues of cross-border insolvency pilot scheme in the Greater Bay Area
Mr. William Ling attends the Guangdong Department of Justice Conference, provides opinions and suggestions
Further reporting on the event (in Chinese): 陳旭東到律師事務所調研 以律師行業高質量發展服務保障廣東高質量發展 重磅 | 全國人大代表廣東省司法廳陳旭東廳長來我所調研 廣州市司法局鄧中文局長等領導參與調研
Mr. William Ling as Keynote Speaker | 30th Anniversary of the Guangzhou Legal Reform and Conference on High Growth Development
Further reporting on the event (in Chinese): 重磅 | 廣信君達兩位律師在廣州深化律師體制改革三十週年經驗交流會上作主旨發言 廣州高質量發展丨廣州2.3萬執業律師 為高質量發展提供法律服務 廣州深化律師體制改革三十周年暨高質量發展經驗交流會在穗舉行 廣州發布律所考核指標體系 以高品質法律服務護航高質量發展